The Portland daily press., 1887-07-19
THE TERRIBLE HEAT.
Great Mortality In Chicago on Its
Account.
Hospital Attendants Working Night
and Day to Care for Patients.
The Hottest Weather Ever Known
Reported from Several Places.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-The weather on
the whole was rather more moderate TODAY
The thermometer ot noon indicated $40, at
$50 o'clock 900 and at midnight 74o The
ten cases of prostration.
RICHMOND, Va, July fS.-The mercury
ranged from 1902 to 1060 in the shade at 3
o'clock to-day. Twelve prostrations from
the heat have occurred in the past two days,
six resulting fatally. Several industries
pended work today owing to the heat
number OF horses, the majority Of them be-
longing to the streel car line succumbed At
o'clock refreshing breeze sprung up.
ILADELPHIA, July 1S.-There were 81
deaths from heat reported today, and 10
others overcome.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 1S.-Five more
deaths were reported from the heat today.
Mercury 1902.
sons were prostrated here today on account
of the heat. The thermometer reached 1902.
WASHINGTON, July 1s.--The thermometer
today beat all previous records for July since
the establishment of the Signal Service by
climbing up TO maximum of 1922 to 1859;
establishment of the weather bureau in
which higher temperature than today was
recorded was the 7th of Sept, 1881, when it
reached 1040. Fifteen or more cases of sun
stroke were reported and five were fatal.
Showers this afternoon cooled the air con-
siderably.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-There were q deaths
from sunstroke yesterday, and as many more
this morning. 263 babies less than year old
fell sick and died from the heat There
were about 135 deaths altogether up to noon.
BALTIMORE, July 1S..-The weather today
was the hottest ever known. The mercury
at 3 O'Clock was 1922; about 25 cases of pros
tration; six fatal.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 1S.-Fourteen cases
of sunstroke were reported yesterday Eight
of them were fatal.
(. LYNCHBURG, Va, July 1S.-This was the
hottest ever recorded in this city. The
thermometer at 2 o'clock registered log in
shade. Business was practically suspended.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 1S.-There was
butllttle diminution in the temperature to-
day, and up to noon six deaths from prostra-
tion had been reported. The thermometer
at noon registered 95 degrees. There were
eighteen deaths from the heat yesterday and
five on saturday
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 1s.-The mercury at
7.o'clock this morning registered SO, and at
O'Clock this afternoon it was rising with "a
in the shade. AT the same hour yesterday it
was one hundred. Seventeen sudden deaths
from the heat were reported to the coroner
up to noon, and nearly twice as many per
sons were Frustrated. Nearly all the fac
operations during the heat of the day.
CINCINNATI. O., July 1S.-The heat con-
tinues almost unabated. At noon the ther-
mometer was 81. In shady. doorways on
Fourth street it marked 9So There have
been 16 prostrations by the heat to- day al
ready and six deaths.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-3 p. M.-The heat
here to-day is not so intense or deadly as it
has been during the past ten days. A good
breeze from the west has prevailed since
morning, with the probability that it will
grow yet cooler before night.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 1S-During
the forenoon the heat in the city was the
most intense of the season. Shortly before
! O'Clock terrific lightning bolt descended
in the centre of the city. The county court
house escaped being demolished because of
its numerous lightning rods. Telephone in
struments, burglar alarms, and other cleo
trio instruments, were burned out, and sew
eral citizens were proStrated. The house of
Edward Luddington, at Oyster Point, was
struck and demolished. Henry and Joseph
Boss, two brothers, who were fishing near
Oyster Point, were both struck, and Henry
may not recover. The electric fluid passed
through -Joseph's hat, burning a hole nearly
one inch in diameter. His head was
scorched, but he will recover.
RALEIGH, n. c., July 1.-THE mercury
reached 104o today little after 4 o'clock.
DIR. Chew Manly was prostrated Iby the heat
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 1S.-This was
the hottest day of this summer. The mer-
curry registered 1881 at o'clock Three
whites and one colored man were overcome.